Internet Use For Purposes Research Articles

Dynamics of Internet Usage: A Case of Students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Nigeria.

The survey was conducted in the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria with a view to identifying the rate and purpose of Internet use by students in other to be well positioned to provide effective Internet services to them. Questionnaire was randomly distributed to 1200 students in their hostels out of which 67.66% was returned. The results were collated and analyzed using tables, frequency and percentages. The work revealed that majority of the students in the University use the Internet for academic purposes in spite of the location of the facility. Students in the management and agricultural sciences use the Internet more than those of engineering and sciences. The distance of the Internet center to the students’ residence determines the time spent and the frequency of the visit to the center. Recommendations are made based on the findings. Key Word: Internet use, students

Personalidad, hábitos de consumo y riesgo de adicción al Internet en estudiantes universitarios

Se analizan los hábitos de consumo en Internet: frecuencia y finalidad de uso; los indicadores de riesgo de adicción al Internet, y la personalidad de 66 estudiantes de una universidad particular de Lima Metropolitana. Estas variables se analizan junto con las dimensiones y facetas del Inventario de Personalidad NEO-PI-R a partir del modelo de los cinco factores . Se encuentra una asociación entre las facetas valores (04) y acciones (06), pertenecientes a la dimensión Apertura (O), y el riesgo de adicción al Internet. Un análisis más profundo revela una relación positiva entre el número de síntomas de adicción al Internet y la dimensión Neuroticismo (N). Existe también una relación negativa entre el número de síntomas de adicción al Internet y la dimensión Conciencia (C), especialmente con las facetas autodisciplina (CS), sentido del deber (C3), motivación de logro (C4) y reflexión (C6).

Can the Internet be used to improve sexual health awareness in web-wise young people?

ObjectivesTo assess Internet use amongst young people to determine whether it would be a practical way to provide sex education and information.MethodsYear 10 students (aged 14-15 years) from North Nottinghamshire...

Use of internet resources and services: A review of LIS literature

This study is intended to elicit opinions from the users of Sree Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering regarding the exploitation of Internet resources. A questionnaire was used to make a survey of the use of Internet facilities at SJCE. The analysis of the data thus collected covers characteristics of study population, purpose of Internet use, most used Internet services, problems faced by the users while using the Internet services, satisfaction level of the users, opinion about facilities available in SJCE and finally its highlights the suggestions made by the users for the further improvements of Internet services at SJCE - Mysore.